Sad-iron.



M. SUNSHINE.

SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I5. 1913. 1209,22'7.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

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- MONROE vSUNSHINE, or .NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAD-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led February 15, 1913. Serial No. 748,765.

To all fwhom t may concern:

Be it known' that I, MONROE SUNSHINE,

a` citizen of the United States of America,`

and resident of New York, in the county andV State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad- Irons, of which the following is a specification. i

`This invention relates to sad irons and `more particularly to fimprovements in the iron shown in my prior Patent, No; 963,093, dated July 5, 1910. Y.

The present invention relates to improvements in the means for fastening the flame deflector to the body of the iron' and to the means for pivoting the door, which closes the opening at the rear of the iron.

The features of novelty will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Y Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through an iron embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is -a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is adetail of the door showing one form of pivoting means. Fig. 4 isa fragmentary longitudinal section of the body of the iron and showing a form of recess for receiving the door pivot. v

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates the body of the iron, which is substantiallyl as shown in my aforesaid prior patent, and which is providedwith a burner 11, the latter being supplied by a suitable pipe 12. Arranged within the body 10 isthe heat deflecting plate 13 which is held in'position and pressed against thebottom wall of the body by a suitable bolt 14, this bolt having threaded engagement with the top wall 15 of the body. At the rear of the body is an opening 16` which is normally closed by a door 17. In accordance with one form of my present invention, as shown in Fig. 2, I form integrally with the door 17 the pivots 18 and 19, the pivot 18 being arranged in a circular recess 20 in one of the side walls of the body, and the pivot 19 being arranged ina recess 21 in the opposite side wall, the latter recess extending upwardly to permit the door to be inserted by lowering the pivot 19 in the recess 21 when the door is in Open position. From Fig. 2 it will be seen that the recess 21 extends nearly to the upper edge of the opening 16 and in Fig. 4 I have illustrated another form ofthe invention in which the recess 21a instead of extending to the upper edge of the opening 16 has a lateral extension 2lb which permits the Vpivot 19 to be inserted from the rear. The recesses 21, and 21a with its lateral extension 2lb, form elongated recesses each having a seat at its lower end for a cooperating hinge pivot.

In 3 I have shown another form of the invention in which the door 17a has its pivots 18a and 19a arranged loosely in recesses 22 and pressed outwardly by suitable springs 23. This arrangement permits the use ,of recessesV for the pivots, in the side walls, which are similar to the recess 20 shown in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of holding the door in the closed position, I have provided a latching member 24 which swings on a pivot 25 secured to the body of the iron. The latching member engages a projection 26, on the door7 having an inclined outer surface whereby the latchng member is adapted to clamp the door in closed position. In order to hold the latching member out of the path of movement of the door when the latter is opened I have provided a stop 27 on the top wall of the body which is adapted to engage the latching member and hold the same. For convenience in opening and closing the door, I have provided a handle or a thumb piece 28 thereon.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2 I have provided the upwardly projecting lugs 29 on the top wall of the body for the purpose of supportingv the handle plate 30 out ofcontact with the top wall, in order to practically insulate the handle plate from the body of the iron. The handle plate 3() is provided with an opening for the bolt 14, the latter projecting above the handle plate and being provided with a nut 31 which is adapted to clamp the plate against the lugs 29. The lugs 29 preferably engage recesses 32 in the under side of the handle plate for the purpose of preventing the latter from turning about the bolt 14.

It will be seen from Fig. 1 that the construction just described is very simple, and the deflector 13 and the handle plate are securely held in position by the single bolt 14.

It is to be noted that the removable door 17 or 17a is inserted in position in the body by rst putting pivot 18 or 18a in its recess 20. As clearly shown in Fig. 2 the recess is larger than the pivot so that the pivot fits loosely therein. Consequently the door can be moved to a certain extent in any direction serted by simultaneously pressing both pivot Y 10 pins into the recesses 22, but it 1s much easier to first insert pin 18il in its recess in the body, and then the pivot 19a. Furthermore it should be observed that this manipulation of the door does not require that the handle plate be iirst removed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a sad iron,4 the combination 'of a hollovv'body provided With an opening in one of its side Walls, said body formed With a cir cular recess in one edge of said opening Vand an Valined recess formed'in the opposite edge, and a door for said opening having oppositely projecting hinge pivots, one of Which is adaptedto itlooselyV insaid'icircular re- 25 cess and the other of which is adapted to be Y inserted in thefsaid'alined Vrecess by` swinging` the door about the Virst'pivot after it Yhas been placed in its recess.

2. In a sad iron, the combination of a hol 10W body provided with an opening'in oneV of its side Walls, said body formed with a Y circular recess andan oppositely arranged elongated recess forming a seat at its lower end alined Vwith the circular recess, and a door for said opening `having oppositely projecting hinge pivots, one of which' is adapted telit loosely'in said circular recess 4and* the other of which is' adapted to be placed in the said seat-by sliding the same in the elongated recess after the first pivot has been inserted in itscircularrecess. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence' 01": tivovvitnesses. l Y f v MONROE SUNSHINE." IITitnesses: .l

JUILIUsADRIoN, Y FRANK lrslmivo. i

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